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Shoreditch 1889
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]
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Underwood Place—
210 feet run, 12in. pipe sewer, 10 feet run, 9in. pipe, with
bends, drain and gully connections, 2 new gullies and
outlets £63 13 0
Fanshaw Street—
534 feet run, 15in. pipe sewer, 8 feet run, 9in. pipe, 72 feet
6in. pipe, with bends, junctions, drain and gully connections,
2 new manholes with covers £209 11 8
Shap Street—
160 feet run, 15in. pipe sewer, on concrete, 32 feet run, 9in.
pipe, 42 feet run, 6in. pipe, with junctions, bends and all
necessary connections, 1 new manhole £75 4 8
Besides the reconstruction work enumerated as above, the undermentioned sewers have been cleaned by the Vestry's workmen, the deposit removed and carted out of the parish as follows, and numerous gullies have been repaired:—
| Sewers. | Length. | |
|---|---|---|
| Crondall Street | Brick | 1200 feet |
| Hows Street | 12in. pipe | 1030 „ |
| Mill Row | Brick & 12in. pipe | 926 „ |
| Parr Street | 12in. pipe | 350 „ |
| Windsor Place | 9in. pipe | |
| Shap Street | 15in. pipe | 230 „ |
| Dunloe Street | Brick | 120 „ |
| Kingsland Road—N. end | „ | 200 „ |
| Ditto —S. end | „ | 1242 „ |
| Newton Street | „ | 100 ,, |
| New North Road | „ | 420 „ |
| Clift Street | 12in. pipe | 420 „ |
| Brunswick Street | Brick | 480 „ |
| Old Street | „ | 450 „ |
| Ditto | Pipe | 500 „ |
| Herbert Street | Brick | 1117 „ |
| Essex Street | „ | 450 „ |
| Weymouth Terrace | 12in. pipe | 726 „ |